Method of making finger rings



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D. BELAIS METHOD OF MAKING FINGER RINGS Filed Nov. 13. 1923 DAV/D BEL/H3951 A flT/tozm Patented Get. 28, 1924.

DAVID BELAIS, on NEW Yon-K, N. Y. 1

METHOD OF MAKING, FINGER RINGS.

Application filed November 13, 1923. Serial No; 674,432.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, DAVID BELAIs, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of New York city, county and Stateof New.

York, United States of America, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Methods of Making F inger Rings,

of which the; following is a specification.

Thls invention relates to finger rings and,

particularly, to ring findings, blanks for making rings and methods ofmaking rings. One of the objects of the invention is to provide asimple, practical and inexpensive method of making rings.

*Another object of the invention is to provide a method of makingringsthat will involve the use of a. minimum amount of material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a blank for use in makingrings so constructed that after thevblank has been folded, the edges ofthe blank to be joined can be readily andquickly positioned in theproper relation for joining or soldering.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the followingspecification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a partof this application, and in which i Fig. l is a plan view of a blankconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 shows the blank folded to form a ring, and

Fig. 8 shows a finished ring formed from the blanks shown in Figs. "1and 2.

The invention briefly described involves the use of a single piece blankhaving an elongated portion adapted to form the band of a ring andportions extending laterally from the elongated portion adapted to formthe crown of the. ring. The ends of the blank are so constructed thatthe edges of the laterally extending portions can be correctlypositioned for joining Without the exercise of any particular care or.skill. In the form of the invention shown, the notches or recesses areprovided for receiving the outer edges of the laterally extendingportions and when these portions are located in the notches or recessesthey are correctly positioned for soldering. Furtherdetails of theinvention will appear from the following description.

Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated in Fig. 1 a blank havingan elongated intermediate portion 10 and portions 11 and 12 extendinglaterallyffromthe ends of the elongated portion, The laterally extending1 portions may be of any desired shape or contour but in the form ofthe; invention shown, these portions are provided with tapered sidevedges l3 and 1 i and the extensions 11 and 12are adapted to form aconical crown for a-ringV I i As shown in Fig. 2, to form the crown ofthe ring, the intermediate. or elongated portion 10 is bentfintoaportion ofacircle.

forming. the band of the ring and the lateral.

extensions 11 a nd 12, are folded transversely;

In order] to insure the correct positioning of the edges 13 and 14:ofthe laterally'extending portions,reeessesorinotches 15 are 'formed inthe blank ,at the ends-of. the

elongated portioiilO. As illustrated particularly in ,Fig- 2, the outeredge ll of the extensionllispositioned in'the notch,

15 adjacent the extension 12 and the outer edge 14 of. the extension 12isposit'ion'ed in the'notch l5formed at the'end of the' edge l3 of'theother lateral extension 11. Itwill thus be seen that the notches orrecesses 15 greatly facilitate the'correctv positioning of 1 A the edgesto be joined and that the pro-vision of these notches will save muchtime in the making of the rings and do away with any requirement forspecial skill or care.

After the blank has been folded or bent to the position shown in Fig. 2,the edges can bere'adily joined by solder or in any other suitablemanner.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularlyshown and described, it will be understoodthat theinvention is capableof-modification and that changes in the construction and in thearrangeinent of the various cooperating, parts may be made Withoutdeparting. from the spirit or scope of the, invention, as expressed inthe following claims. I i

"What I claim is: r "1; A- finger ring blankhaving anuelongated portionadapted to form the band of a ring and laterally extendingportionsadapted to form the crown and means for insuring the correct positioningof edges of the blank to be joined whereby the crown portions willregister and the band will have the proper size.

2. A finger ring blank having an elongated portion adapted L120 form theband of a ringandlaterally extending portions adapted to form the.crown,;said blank hav ing recessed portions and edges adapted to fittherein, whereby the edges of the blank to be joined will be correctlypositioned to cause the crown portions to register and'to insure a fixedsize of band.

3. A finger ring blank having an elongated portion adapted to form theband of a ring and laterally extending portions at the ends of theelongated portion adapted to form the crown and means for insuring thecorrect positioning of edges of the blank to be joined to cause thecrown'portio-ns to register and to insure a fixed size of band.

i. A finger ring blank having an elongated, relatively narrowintermediate portion adapted to form the band of a ring,

a laterally extending end portion at each end of the elongated portion,said end portions extending in opposite directions, the blank havingoppositely disposed recesses at r the ends, each recess being adapted toreadapted to form the crown, bending the elongated portion into aportion of acircle and 'iolding the end portions to form a pocket withthe outer edges of the end portions disposed in the recesses.

8. A method of making finger rings which consists in forming a stampedmetal blank having an elongated portion adapted to form a band and endportions adapted to form the crown, said end portions having recesses inone edge and having the other edges adapted to fit in said recesses,bending the elongated portion to form a band and folding the endportions into position in which the outer edge of each end portion willfit into the recess of the other end portion.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day ofNovember, 1923. V

' DAVID BELAIS.

